Brad, the mugs and new creature painting are killer! And the shindig at the Royal Kona sounds great. We probably won't be in Kona until April, unfortunately. I'll keep an eye out in case anything fun is happening then.

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
We had a business meeting / lunch at the same location we'll have the mug release party - the "Don's Mai-Tai Bar in the lobby of the Royal Kona. Wow, the swell was big today!) with the local radio stations to help promote the Body Glove Tiki-Mug release party. So, I think we'll have radio spots on Lava 105.3 FM & The Wave 92 FM... the local morning show might interview Billy Meistrelll the owner of Body Glove, maybe me, maybe do a live feed from the event too. That'll pack the house. Great guys - In the photos are (L to R) My agent Abbas, Morning show radio host Danny Jesser, William Zucker, an undisclosed big wheel from down under (shhh, that means the BIG money guy, who, by the way, knew my art! rich and hip and into tiki! Cool! ), and me! Wow, putting together a party in Hawaii is amazing easy! (ah, sort of..)

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
Thought I let you see what Mark Hanna, the owner of the Wyland Kona Ocean Front Gallery sez about the tiki-Mugs...
"I haven't seen this kind of anticipation and excitement for a 'low brow' collectable like this in my 17 years of being in the art business. The detail on these attractive (and 'scarey) Tiki Mugs is amazing. Advance phone orders are coming in everyday and they won't even hit the showroom until October and may even by sold out by Halloween. These Tiki Mugs are destine to be the next great collectable and the first in a series by Brad Tiki-shark Parker. Sure glad I got my order in "
(me & Mark with my Spectrum winning entry)
Thanks Mark for all your support and ALOHA, I couldn't have done it with out ya!

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
So, my agent Abbas (the hardest working man in the art biz), sez "What else can we do to make this party more rockin'?"
"Well, we do make beach towels..." I slur... Next thing ya' know I spent the week end designing a "Body Glove Sea Creature Beach Towel".
Now, if this is gonna' end up being a give-a-way prize for the radio stations, or a $20 item for sale at the event, or maybe both,
we don't know yet. But here's a sneak peak at it:
ALOHA!

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
Hey Check this out! I found a "Diga Diga Doo" tiki-Mug on e-bay for $99.00.
Wow, makes the per-order cost of the entire Body Glove/Sea Creature/60 Year
Anniversary Tiki-Mug set seem like a real DEAL! (Better get 'em now or face e-bay prices later!)
You could get the entire set for the same amount of $ one classic rare "Diga Diga Doo" Mug,
SO....If you want to pre-order the Body Glove tiki-mug sets, or even an limited edition art print
of the Body Glove Sea Creature, please contact:

ALOHA TIKI TRIBE
Hey Guess what! So, I had lunch with with Billy Kenoi, the Mayor of the Big Island -
AND... turns out he's a big surfing fan, (and a surfer) and he said he would be happy
to come to our big "Body Glove 60th Anniversary / Tiki-Mug Release Party & Sea Creature Hawaii-Ween Event"
this coming October 24th and 25th! (Whew!) This event just keeps getting bigger and bigger!
This just proves that my agent, Abbas, is a marketing genius & a silver tounged devil, or, that
not a whole lot happens here on the Big Island, and folks are full of Aloha, and always looking
for a reason to have a Big Party!
ALOHA!

Join us in paradise on the Big Island Of Hawaii! To Celebrate Body Glove's 60th Anniversary & Tiki Mug Release Party! October, 24th & 25th, 2013, 6PM till you drop! At the World Famous Royal Kona Resort in the Don's Mai Tai Bar, and the Wyland Kona Oceanfront Gallery. Rare Tiki & Body Glove Collectibles to be autographed by local and International Celeberties! For details contact info@tikishark.com, info@bodyglove.com, reservations@bodyglove.com, Jillw@WylandBigIsland.com ALOHA!

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
Here they are - just arrived in the mail. Amazing! This is a sneak - more laters - You can see the mugs are different sizes.
I think the two tikis are about the same, (maybe "Shark-Tiki" is a tad larger)
but the Body Glove Sea Creature is MONSTROUS!
ALOHA![
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ALOHA!

Cant wait to see you guys in Oct. these mugs are going to be a great addition to my collection. Nice design Brad! Cool lookin print in the back ground, they just put another set up on ebay starting at $12 each, last ones sold for around $50 each.